Claire McDowell
Actress
88 years (Oct 31, 1877 – Oct 23, 1966)New York City, New York, USA
Claire McDowell appears in film and television credits as an American actress with a career that has left few written traces. The career runs to about 118 years. She has a role in 'The Big Parade', credited as Mrs. Apperson. The filmography also holds 'Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ'.
Claire McDowell
Actress
Claire McDowell appears in film and television credits as an American actress with a career that has left few written traces. The career runs to about 118 years. She has a role in 'The Big Parade', credited as Mrs. Apperson. The filmography also holds 'Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ'.
188 Movies
Plays Princess of Hur
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
Plays Dona Catalina Pulido
The Mark of Zorro
1920
Plays Woman in Bathroom
This Land Is Mine
1943
Plays Dowager
Presenting Lily Mars
1943
Plays Woman
Stand Up and Fight
1939
Plays Mrs. Apperson
The Big Parade
1925
Plays Woman at Station
Young Tom Edison
1940
Plays Mrs. Smith
Wild Boys of the Road
1933
Plays The Old Carpenter's Wife
What Shall We Do with Our Old?
1911
Plays Benjamin's Secretary
The Working Man
1933
Plays The Miner's Wife
The Female of the Species
1912
Plays Mrs. Blaine
Central Airport
1933
Plays The Street Fakir's Sweetheart
The School Teacher and the Waif
1912
Plays Housekeeper
Something to Think About
1920
Plays Aunt Mary
The Taxi Dancer
1927
Plays Mrs. Peterson
The Devil's Circus
1926
Plays Crying Mother
Idiot's Delight
1939
Plays Miss Herrick - Molly's Aunt
Two-Fisted Sheriff
1937
Plays Mrs. Samuel Griffiths
An American Tragedy
1931
Plays Rich Woman in Other Town
So Near, Yet So Far
1912
Plays Mrs. Tuckerman
Lady Scarface
1941
Plays Martha
Circus Days
1923
Plays Mrs. Marlowe
The Big House
1930
Plays Mrs. Spencer
Young Desire
1930
Plays The Main Gossip
The New York Hat
1912
Plays Margot's Aunt
Ashes of Vengeance
1923
Plays Annette
Captain of His Soul
1918
Plays Mrs. MacDowell
The Shield of Honor
1927
Plays Lize Merdin
The Jack-Knife Man
1920
Plays Molly O'Shea
The Shamrock Handicap
1926
Plays Woman
4 Devils
1928
Plays Mother
The Tragedy of Youth
1928
Plays Lena's Mother
Lena and the Geese
1912
Plays The Female Lover
The Wanderer
1913
Plays Mrs. Osborne
Midsummer Madness
1921
Plays Rich Woman
The Adventures of Billy
1911
Plays Silver Fawn
The Squaw's Love
1911
Plays At First Party
A Flash of Light
1910
Plays Liz Trott
Love Never Dies
1921
Plays The Doctor's Wife
The House of Darkness
1913
Plays Anna Pavlovna
Redemption
1930
Plays At Hotel/At Wedding
Fate's Turning
1911
Plays Jack of Diamonds Woman
Miracles for Sale
1939
Plays Artist's fiancee
The Sands of Dee
1912
Plays Housemaid
Wilful Peggy
1910
Plays Mom Fisher
The Show Off
1926
Plays Mrs. Bill Buckley
The West~Bound Limited
1923
Plays The Widowed Mother
The Canceled Mortgage
1915
Plays Martha Hawn
Heart o' the Hills
1919
Plays Agnes Trevor
Black Oxen
1923
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Adventure
Woman in Library (uncredited)
1945
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
Dr. Standish's Servant (uncredited)
1944
Men on Her Mind
Mother Goodwin
1944
Du Barry Was a Lady
Subway Passenger (uncredited)
1943
This Land Is Mine
Woman in Bathroom
1943
Presenting Lily Mars
Dowager
1943
Hangmen Also Die!
Counterwoman (uncredited)
1943
Lady Scarface
Mrs. Tuckerman
1941
Whispers
Gossip (uncredited)
1941
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Claire McDowell still alive?
Claire McDowell passed away on October 23, 1966 at age 88.
What are the most famous roles of Claire McDowell?
Claire McDowell is best known for roles in It Happened One Night, Hangmen Also Die!, The Big Parade.
How many movies has Claire McDowell been in?
Over a 58-year career (since 1908), Claire McDowell has appeared in 188 movies and 0 TV shows.
What was Claire McDowell's first movie?
The career of Claire McDowell began with The Devil (1908).
What is Claire McDowell's most recent movie or series?
Claire McDowell's most recent release is MGM Parade, which premiered on September 14, 1955.
Claire McDowell
1877-10-31 · New York City, New York, USA
Claire McDowell (2 November 1877 – 23 October 1966) was an American actress. She appeared in 360 films between 1908 and 1945.
Still somewhat of a youthful beauty when she started in early silent films, McDowell appeared in numerous films, eventually graduating to playing character and mother types. She can be seen to good advantage in Douglas Fairbanks's 1920 The Mark of Zorro. McDowell appeared in two of the biggest films of the silent era, The Big Parade (1925) and Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925), both in which she played mothers.
She was married to silent screen character actor Charles Hill Mailes from 1906 to his 1937 death. The couple appeared in numerous silent films together, including The Mark of Zorro. They had two sons, Robert Mailes and Eugene Mailes.
Claire McDowell died, aged 88, in Hollywood, California.